Teddy Roosevelt: “Let us ever most vividly remember the falsity of the belief that any…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

Let us ever most vividly remember the falsity of the belief that any one of us is to be permanently benefited by the hurt of another.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes a fundamental principle of interconnectedness, warning against the illusion of benefiting from others' suffering.

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